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Monday, May 30, 2016

About the Book:

Absence of You, a collection of poems, takes you through stages of love, from the first moments of falling, to heartache, to healing and growing. With Sarah Elle Emm’s simple, yet powerful, words and rhythm, venture through the ups and downs on this heartfelt journey.

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About the Author:

Sarah Elle Emm is the author of ABSENCE OF YOU, LAST VACATION, the HARMONY RUN SERIES, and MARRYING MISSY. She has lived in Germany, England, Mexico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and traveled extensively beyond. Her writing cave is currently located in the Outer Banks. When she’s not leading kitchen dance parties with her daughters, she writes poetry and fiction.

Sunday, May 29, 2016

Book Blurb:
All of Me is a collection of thirteen little stories that have been gleaned from real life as well as imagination. Exploring a range of genres, these throb with everything primal to human nature: fear, angst, joy, love, and longing. Some stories are designed to elicit smiles, chuckles, and maybe even a belly laugh or two whereas some are meant as a reality check. Universal in nature, each story provides a glimpse of what women empowerment or a lack thereof can mean in a person’s life.
From a small hamlet in India to the roads of Australia; from a mother’s betrayal to a daughter’s confession; from an extra marital affair to a same sex relationship learn for yourself the what, how and whys.Originally written for anthologies and ezines, these stories have been revisited and updated for this new collection.

She felt a small tumble in her heart. They were huge men with enormous moustache and bushy eyebrows. The flared nostrils and the bulging eyes made them look formidable. Add the huge well-oiled canes and they were renditions of modern day Ravana. She gulped and took her leave promising to do her bit when Daman returned.Janaki was having second thoughts by the time the day dawned. She went about doing her chores trying to act normal only to be pursued by a gnawing guilt. Daman arrived by late afternoon and so did Sarita’s goons. They took position right outside her window. All of a sudden all her instincts nudged her to take a pause. What was she thinking? She couldn’t forsake her loyalty to her husband irrespective of what he had done. All she ever wanted was to lead a tranquil life, not some political sham.

2

She liked her job. It was good. Brought in quick money. Left her enough hours for cramming her boring science papers. What else can one expect? There were quite a few perks too. Posh parties where cocktails, five star food and good contacts flowed uninterruptedly not necessarily in the same order. Whatever. It was fun.

Okay it wasn’t a job to be proud of she agreed. But she wasn’t ashamed of what she did. Still it was a put-outer when people shriveled their nose after learning about her profession. As if she reeked! So she didn’t advertise her work much. Clients came in on their own. She had a reputation. Word of mouth was her advertisement.

Namita was one of the best. A little pricey but satisfaction guaranteed. Naturally her clientele list included only a handful. She liked to stick to her regulars. Knowing each other intimately created a comfort zone which she thought was essential. Mutual enjoyment was her mantra. She diligently noted their likes and specially their dislikes. Their preferences for toys. The usual.

It was a little tricky with the fly-by-night customers. It usually meant a day call. She preferred evenings. If the money was good she accepted. But she didn’t compromise with her three-days-a-night policy. In such situations Namita ditched one of her regulars by calling in sick. A little ditching was healthy especially since her work was so damn physically tiring. She only accepted them after seeing their medical certificates. It irked some but she never budged. She didn’t want to pickup something nasty from them. If they wanted her it was on her terms.

About the Author:

Jonali Karmakar is a fiction writer with a Masters in English. Writing is not just her passion but her way of dealing with life. She loves being able to escape into the worlds she creates. Everything that she writes becomes a part of her and she wants her readers to know the woman behind those words. In addition to being an educator, she works as a content editor for a local news portal. She has been providing editing, proofreading and translation services for the past few years.

Jonali’s work has been published in several journals, anthologies and poetry collections both national and international. An avid reader, she loves flipping pages of anything and everything on the table and reviewing the same on her blog Eclectic Moods. She feels that reading and writing are the flip sides of the same coin. Writing is her way of communicating with the world. When she’s not writing or teaching she loves to experiment with her paintings.

Friday, May 27, 2016

Author Bio:

Pamela Ackerson’s storytelling all
began with her younger brother, creating wonderful children’s stories on
vacation trips to keep him occupied. Later, she started writing poems and short
stories as a teen.

Born and raised in Newport, RI where
history is a way of life, Pam now lives on the Space Coast of Florida where you
are encourage to reach for the stars. She’s just a hop, skip, and jump from
Orlando and Disney World, where imagination and fantasy abounds. She has three
children, all girls, three grandchildren, and a wonderful husband who puts up
with her writer quirks.

Pam may have majored in child
psychology with a minor in English, but her distinguished choice of careers
never made fruition. Instead, life led her to working in restaurants, interior
decorating, owning an advertising business, content editor for a publishing
house, teaching and owning a ballroom dance studio, and real estate
investments. She is a practicing herbalist and has been involved in the use of
natural treatment with raw herbs for over thirty years. As her day job, she
currently works as the V.P. of Marketing and Advertising for the book review
magazine, Affaire de Coeur.

Book #1

"Stories that stir within us the unquenchable hope for a better tomorrow." The mysterious dreams had become a reality. Traveling through time, Dr. Karen Anderson found herself in the land of the Lakota, in the midst of the Indian wars, and the movement west. Swept into the arms of the sensual, dark-haired warrior, Standing Deer, from her modern-day hustle and bustle to the temporary serenity of life on the Plains...over the span of time, they fight for yesterday and together find the promise of tomorrow.

Book #2

The time-travel saga continues. Dr. Karen Anderson returns to the past, to the Lakota and her life with Standing Deer. The Little Big Horn Battle – Custer’s Last Stand looms, ending a lifestyle the People have always known. Over the span of time, they fight for freedom and the promise of tomorrow.

Book #3

The legacy continues…

Love is the silver lining in a cloud of woe.

Fire-fighter and paramedic, Matthew Standing Deer, son of Standing Deer and Karen Anderson, seeks his path in the untamed world of the Lakota Nation only to find himself hurtled into danger, uncontrollable greed, and searching for a serial killer. The twists and turns of destiny spirit him to the wild and dangerous Great Plains and the crush of reality for a love he can never have. Danger looms over everyone's head. How can he be with his one true love when all he can do is fight to survive?

Book #4

Stories that stir within us the unquenchable hope for a better tomorrow.

The time travel saga continues with Matthew Standing Deer. Sixteen years ago, Matthew Standing Deer's father was killed in the Little Big Horn battle. He has returned to the past, to the Lakota, to visit with family and friends. All was going well until Matthew arrived at the reservation and all hell broke loose. Death and darkness surround him and the Lakota. Will Matthew survive the tragedy of Wounded Knee; only to watch the end of an era for the home of the braves?

Thursday, May 26, 2016

Book Blurb:
All of Me is a collection of thirteen little stories that have been gleaned from real life as well as imagination. Exploring a range of genres, these throb with everything primal to human nature: fear, angst, joy, love, and longing. Some stories are designed to elicit smiles, chuckles, and maybe even a belly laugh or two whereas some are meant as a reality check. Universal in nature, each story provides a glimpse of what women empowerment or a lack thereof can mean in a person’s life.
From a small hamlet in India to the roads of Australia; from a mother’s betrayal to a daughter’s confession; from an extra marital affair to a same sex relationship learn for yourself the what, how and whys.Originally written for anthologies and ezines, these stories have been revisited and updated for this new collection. About the Author:

Jonali Karmakar is a fiction writer with a Masters in English. Writing is not just her passion but her way of dealing with life. She loves being able to escape into the worlds she creates. Everything that she writes becomes a part of her and she wants her readers to know the woman behind those words. In addition to being an educator, she works as a content editor for a local news portal. She has been providing editing, proofreading and translation services for the past few years.

Jonali’s work has been published in several journals, anthologies and poetry collections both national and international. An avid reader, she loves flipping pages of anything and everything on the table and reviewing the same on her blog Eclectic Moods. She feels that reading and writing are the flip sides of the same coin. Writing is her way of communicating with the world. When she’s not writing or teaching she loves to experiment with her paintings.

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Review:

In Half A Shadow,
Anurag Shourie investigates the power and perils of the medical world in a
consistently absorbing narrative.

In the city of lakes, Udaipur, when three dead bodies turn
up at different locales but within a very short period of time, it leaves the
investigators wondering: were these instances of accident or murder. The
unrelated victims – a young businessman, a beautiful bride and a famous doctor
– share a common connection. They had gone to the same nursing home before they
died abruptly. Vijay Raj, the chief investigator helped by his nephew Aditya
Deshmukh, covers most of the investigatory components, which ultimately bring
to light the gloriously elaborate connections to the death. A week is all it
takes for the otherwise tranquil city to get caught up in a mayhem that is a
result of greed and power play. In order to redeem himself and to solve the
murders, Aditya sets out to find the missing links between Abraham and
Sarasvati, Abhimanyu and Sumitra, Yasser Arafat and Vladimir Putin. The body
count continues to rise as he gropes in the darkness for answers only he can
find. A ruthless Suvasini is somehow related to his past and to his present.
Surrounded by her flunkeys, she is all set to wreck havoc in the lives of the
doctors that work under her. The hunter, Kanti lal Johri, is reduced to a prey
and watches helplessly as his life, instead of falling into place, falls into
pieces.

The setting of the story feels vertiginous and shiny, but
this lushness is described in matter-of-fact observance. Medical procedures and
facts are described in details. A lot of hard work and research has gone into
the making of this novel and it is evident in the way the story unfolds. Anurag
Shourie has indeed penned a medical saga that packs a sizable number of plot
twists and characters without getting tangled.

Author bio:

A poet at heart, a writer by choice and an anaesthesiologist
by default. He has degrees in medicine and hospital administration in his
kit, but love for the written word in his soul. An ardent Ruskin Bond fan,
his hobbies include music and sports which he pursues with equal fervour.
His poetic wares are on display at his blog – dranuragshourie.blogspot.in.
He is presently employed with a multinational Clinical Research
Organization. He can be reached at sdranurag9@gmail.com.

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Synopsis:

Interior designer Carrie Newman could not have envisioned a more perfect life for herself. She had a great job doing what she loved, wonderful friends, and a close relationship with her sister and brother-in-law. Add in an amazing man who she’d hoped would soon become her husband, and her life was perfect. Until one devastating decision ruins her relationship and changes the course of her life.
Determined to make a new start, Carrie leaves Texas and heads to Palm Beach to pick up the pieces of her shattered and broken life. The last thing she expects is to find herself attracted to her first client at her new job—Brad Larson, who has proven himself time and time again to be cad.
But there’s something beneath the surface of Brad’s arrogant exterior that keeps her craving more of him—something almost sweet that Carrie can’t seem to resist.
Is Carrie ready to take another chance on romance? And will this new design of her life prove to be the right one…?

Excerpt:

“Carrie Newman?” he asked in an über-sexy Australian accent. Her toes curled at the sound of his voice. He reached out his hand and said, “I’m Oliver. Jane sent me over to help you unpack your boxes.”
Whether it was the Florida sun or the handsome man who stood in front of her that hit her like a heat wave, she blinked a few times more, and shook his masculine hand. “Thank you for coming, but I can manage. There are only a few of them anyway.” She pointed to her tightly packed car.
“I don’t mind.” Oliver smiled and clasped his hands, his voice sounding eager and more than ready to help.
I certainly could use your help in more ways than one, she thought to herself, calculating that it had been quite a while since she’d last had sex, which was way too long in her opinion. Shaking naughty thoughts away, Carrie regained her composure. “Thank you. I’d certainly appreciate your assistance.” She turned toward her car and pressed the unlock button, and then he took the lead. Between telling him which room to put the boxes in and passing one another between entranceways, Carrie tried to ignore Oliver’s flirtatious smile and the dimples indented in his cheeks. Finally, they unpacked the last two boxes from the car, leading them to meet in the kitchen.
“Is there anything else I can help you with?”
“No, but thank you for coming.” She observed sweat beading the sides of his forehead. “Can I get you some water? I think I have another bottle in the cooler.” She pointed to the cooler Sara had packed for her.
He wiped the sweat off with his forearm. “No, I’m okay. Thanks, though.”
“Okay.” She looked around her kitchen and awkward silence filled the room.
“Would you like to come to Nick & Johnnie’s tonight? I’m working as a bartender there, and I’d love to buy you a drink.”
Carrie blushed and bowed her head. “I’d love to, but I’m kind of tired,” she lied as his face turned somber. “But maybe soon,” she added, giving him a polite grin.
Oliver beamed. “Wonderful! I look forward to seeing you again.” With one last glance in her direction, he reached into his wallet, pulled out a card, and handed it to her. “Call me if you need anything else. I work full time for Moving Waves, but call anytime—even if you need a handyman—I do it all.”
She wanted to say, “I’m sure you do,” but kept quiet. Shaking her head once again at the dirty thoughts that swam back into her mind, she took his card and smiled at him. “You’ll be hearing from me if I need anything.” She followed him out the door and watched him get into the truck.
“Goodbye,” he said after rolling down the window.
“Bye,” Carrie said quietly as she waved her hand in the warm air.

Author Bio:

Isabella Louise Anderson grew up with a book in her hand, and to this day nothing has changed. She is a member of the Romance Writers of America and has been featured on several blogs. Isabella lives in Dallas with her husband.
Her short story, Meet Me Under the Mistletoe, was featured in Simon & Fig's Christmas anthology, Merry & Bright, in November 2013. The Right Design is her first novel.

"One of the
cutest romances of the year!" - That Look of Love Romance Review

"Danielle has
done it again! She knows how to write a truly lovely romance!" -
Books, Reviews and More

5
stars! Reviewed by Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite

The Boy Next Door: Falling for You, Book 1 is a young adult coming of
age novel written by Danielle Lee Zwissler. Keri was looking forward to a
relaxed morning in her dorm room, watching a favorite show and eating chocolate
chip cookies, when her roommate interrupted her viewing to tell her that her
mom was calling. Keri and her mom spoke on the phone a lot, so it was no big
deal and something Keri decided to put off until later, but then she heard the
change in Alexis' voice, and, her heart thudding, she picked up the receiver.
Her dad had had a heart attack, and, no, he hadn't died, but was in surgery.
Her mom needed her and her twin brothers to come home and be with her. Keri had
an unused emergency credit card her parents had given her when she left for
school, and she and Alexis quickly threw together just enough gear for the
trip. Before she knew it, she was on the plane going home to Texas, and when
she got there, her best friend, Payton, was waiting at the airport for her. He
seemed different somehow, despite the fact that they had grown up together and
been virtually inseparable until she went away to school. That different
quality tugged at her subconscious even as she fought her emotions on the way
to the hospital to see her dad.

Danielle Lee Zwissler's young adult coming of age novel, The Boy Next Door:
Falling for You, Book 1, is a relatively short novel that wraps the reader up
in a warm and quite irresistible tale of first kisses and best friends
exploring new emotions and feelings for each other. Within the first few pages,
I found myself happily immersed in Keri and Payton's world. Zwissler admits in
her introduction that there was never a boy next door in her life, since she
grew up in the country miles from the nearest neighbor, but despite that fact,
she gets it. Her plot is fresh and authentic. The juxtaposing of Keri's home
life and school experiences is deftly handled in this finely plotted and
beautifully written book. While this book is geared toward a young adult
audience, I wouldn't hesitate to also recommend it to those very fortunate
adult readers who have remained young at heart. The Boy Next Door: Falling for
You, Book 1 is most highly recommended.

"The Boy Next
Door" is a cute novella written by the very talented queen of romance, the
lovely Danielle Lee Zwissler.
The first book of the trilogy introduces the readers to Keri and Payton and
their struggle to transform their friendship into a relationship. Even though
they have been best friends until now, it quickly turns out it's not an easy
transition from friendship to love and it does require new skills the main
characters have to learn; dealing with distance, yearning, learning to trust
each other, patience, and so on, and so forth... And all this in the shadow of
Keri's personal drama, which initiates the whole story.
I must admit that even though I do not read this genre on a regular basis, I
always find Danielle's work charming, cute, and straightforward. I enjoyed
"The Boy Next Door" and I am waiting for parts 2 and 3. :-)

This is a beautiful
story of young love. Danielle perfectly captured Keri's innocent approach to
life, love, and loss that is certain to stir up nostalgic feelings about it's
reader's own " boy next door". I am looking forward to the next
installment in July of 2015!

The second part of the
trilogy starts exactly where the first volume ends and gives us more details
about Keri and Payton's uneasy, but passionate relationship. They need to deal
with new challenges, big changes in their lives, and find a way compromise
between their feelings and the uneasy conditions under which their love is
shyly blossoming.
Once again Danielle Lee Zwissler takes her readers to the wonderful world of
love, drama, and passion, in the way only she can do it.
I cannot wait to see how the whole story wraps up in the upcoming third book.

Absolutely loved it! Inching closer to the
edge of my seat reading these books. I can't wait to start the third book, it
has been so up and down it’s exciting to see what happens next. Love your work
Danielle!!

The third book in the
series takes off at exactly the same place where book two finished with Keri
and Payton relationship, due to countless misunderstanding and wrong decisions,
shattered Keri comes back home and faces the consequences of her mistakes; the
tree house is gone and Payton is a new relationship and doesn't want to know
her.
Book three is, in my opinion, the best one in the series. It deals with growing
up, maturing, with realizing what a person really wants and needs. It's a cute
young adult romance novel which is fun to read and makes you want to cross your
fingers for book four to hopefully one day be written and published. 😊

I loved the emotional
ups and downs in this book. The love and passion that they shared you could
feel throughout each of your books. A job well accomplished Danielle. If you
want a good book series to read I would advise hitting the buy button on this
one and the other two!

I read all 3!! Fell in love with them! Loved
the bonus too... Can't wait to read more

The Boy Next Door

From
Amazon Bestselling Author, Danielle Lee Zwissler

Another Must Read Romance!

When Keri Richards comes home from college to
mourn her father's death, Payton, her fun-loving, next door neighbor is there,
as usual, ready to share his tree fort. It isn't until she is back in school
again that she realizes that there may be more to their friendship. Who
knows...it may even be love!

Love

Friendship

Fun

A Summer Romance to sink your teeth into- The
Bookaholics

A Must Read! - Youth Books and More

A Series That you will FALL IN LOVE with

The Boy Next Door- Book I

The Boy I Love- Book II

The Man I'll Marry

The
Boy I Love

Just as Keri finally decides to take the "big
step", her mom calls for her, and everything is put off, and then she has
to fly back to Ohio until Christmas break!If only they could get a few minutes alone!Payton is busy with work, and Keri gets a job,
and can't come home as much as she wants... What will happen when the fairytale
is over?Falling for him was easy, keeping him was a
whole other problem.

The Man I’ll Marry:

When Keri finally makes it home after a devastating
discovery, she sees the much-loved tree fort in shambles. After talking with
her mom, Alexis and Todd, Keri decides she's going to need all the help she can
get in figuring out a way to win back Payton's love... But how will she do all
that and go to school, graduate, and stay sane? And what will Payton's family
have to say about her change of heart?

Keri soon finds out that the promise of love can
help you accomplish anything...

The Wedding: A Falling for You short

About The Author:

Danielle
Lee Zwissler is from a small town
in Ohio, and enjoys reading about cowboys, writing about cowboys and looking at
them. (Do you see a theme here?) She loves Harry Potter, Sam Smith's music, and
Caramel Macchiato creamer in her coffee. She has two wonderful children, a sexy
husband, two guinea pigs—Pudding Cup and Flower, a turtle named Lilly and a
minivan filled with books and kid stuff. She loves to hear from people that
actually read her books, and she will be forever grateful if you mention her
books to anyone...

If you'd like a signed copy of any of her books, please email her at: danielleleezwissler@shewritesromance.com
or you can find her on Facebook at: facebook.com/danielleleezwissler or on
twitter: twitter.com/danielleleezwis She can also be found signing books around
the US at several different comic cons. All author visits will be posted on her
Amazon page or on her homepage at: www.shewritesromance.com